Ford series

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Ford “Shoebox” sedan, 4-door
Six / V8 models 98HA / 98BA
Production period:	1949
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.7-3.9 liters (70-74 kW)
Length:	4999 mm
Width:	1849 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :	2896 mm
Empty weight :	1301-1373 kg
Previous model	Deluxe
successor	Deluxe

The Ford series was a series of mid-size passenger cars manufactured by Ford in the USA in model year 1949 . It was the successor to the Ford Deluxe , represented the basic model and had no other model designation apart from the name "Ford". Like its more luxurious sister models in the Custom series , the cars were available with an in-line six-cylinder engine with 3703 cc, which delivered 95 bhp (70 kW). Alternatively, there was a V8 engine, which from 3917 cm³ displacement an output of 100 bhp (74 kW) at 3600 / min. pulled.

The vehicles were available as a 2-door coupe with 3 or 6 seats or a sedan with 2 or 4 doors. The models showed the modern pontoon shape with integrated fenders.

204,499 copies of the Ford series were built. In the 1950 model year, the Deluxe replaced the Ford series again.

literature

• Gunnell, John (editor): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 , Krause Publications Inc., Iola (2002), ISBN 0-87349-461-X .